Who is known as the father of American landscape architecture?

Frederick Law Olmsted.

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Why: Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park, is known as the father of American landscape architecture.

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Olmsted left a park-sized legacy.
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Answer: Frederick Law Olmsted. Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park, is known as the father of American landscape architecture.

  1. Landscape architecture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_architecture
    Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park in New York City, is known as the "father of American landscape architecture"
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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